Villa had until September 4th to submit their team for the competition’s group and knockout stages.
The squad for Aston Villa’s Europa Conference League campaign has been confirmed after the club submitted it.Clubs had until September 4th to submit their list for the group stage and final. They may submit a list of no more than 25 players on list A, with eight additional spots designated for locally trained players.
On list B, clubs can submit an unlimited number of players. Players must have been born after January 1, 2002, and have been eligible to play for the club in question for at least two years without interruption.
UEFA has finally announced Villa’s squad, which can be found on their website. Villa have filed a squad of 22 players, with injured duo Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia omitted.
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Kortney Hause, a defender, is the third man left out of the team. This season, the 28-year-old has yet to appear for Villa in any competition.
The absences of Mings and Buendia are due to injury, with neither player expected to be available for any of the competitions. Both have underwent surgery after suffering major knee injuries earlier this season.
However, Hause’s exclusion could be due to UEFA squad criteria. List A includes eight spaces allotted for locally trained players, which include both club and association players.
At least four of the eight must be club trained, meaning they have spent at least three years with the club between the ages of 18 and 21. Clubs may also submit four association-trained players, who must have spent at least three years with the same association’s club between the ages of 15 and 21.
J acob Ramsey is the only club-trained player in the submitted squad. Villa has five association-trained players, but only four can fill the positions.
As a result of only submitting five locally trained players, Villa’s A list has had to be cut by three – the number of locally trained places that have not been filled. Mings and Buendia, as well as Hause, are out due to injuries.
The complete Villa Europa Conference League squad
Emiliano Martinez, Robin Olsen, Filip Marschall (B), Oliwer Zych (B), and James Wright (B) are the goalkeepers.
Defenders include Matty Cash, Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Alex Moreno, Calum Chambers, Clement Lenglet, Ben Chrisene, Sil Swinkels, Jayden Barber, Sebastian Revan, Josh Feeney, Aaron O’Reilly, Frankie Ealing, and Finley Munroe (all on the back line).
Midfielders: Edward Rowe (B), Taylor-Jay Hart (B), Ajani Burchall (B), Tommi O’Reilly (B), Chisom Afoka (B), Travis Patterson (B), Kyrie Pierre (B), Kadan Young (B), John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Bertrand Traore, Leander Dendoncker, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara
Ollie Watkins, Moussa Diaby, Nicolo Zaniolo, Jhon Duran, and Leon Bailey are the forwards.
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